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| Name | BURGESS – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 763 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th December 1830 / 23 years 5 months / Tunstall Kent England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10½ in Fresh / Hazel / Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 5 years Malta and Ionian Islands – 4 years 7 months Cape of Good Hope – 3 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 294 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th October 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not Known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Chatham Kent England |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Chatham 1854-1860 Western Australia 1861 2nd West London 1861-1876 In-Patient Chelsea Hospital |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth England via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Bapchild Sittingbourne Kent England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not Married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not Applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not Applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not Applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not Applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1860-1861 to England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | June 1881 London England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not Applicable |
| Will or Probate | Not Applicable |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 763 William Burgess Corporal location Weedon, Chester & Dublin 1851 763 William Burgess Private location Dover In all William Burgess served nine and a half years as a corporal. 1851 Census Private William Burgess. A single man is a serving soldier with his regiment at the Dover Heights Barracks, Hougham, Dover, Kent England Reportedly served in Kaffir War 1846-7 Discharge due to cough and chest problems In-Patient Chelsea Hospital between 1861-1875. 1871 Census In-patient Chelsea Hospital, London Sent to Chelsea Workhouse 29th December 1876 reportedly “insane”. Listed in 1881 English Census as still being in Chelsea Workhouse and commented as “dying” |